by Carlin Ross | Feb 15, 2023 | Article, Betty Tribute, Bodysex, Carlin Ross
The December before lockdown Betty and I lead our last workshop together. There was a feeling of finality in that group. Betty’s skin and hair had turned this glowing translucent white – like an angel. She was peaceful, calm and quite loving towards...
by Amy Weissfeld | Feb 4, 2023 | Amy Weissfeld, Article, Body Connection, Bodysex
While setting up for this November’s Bodysex Retreat in Portland, OR, I was about to hang the usual red scarf over the large glass opening of my front door, when inspiration struck. Bodysex is like this. A gentle tuning in to our bodies and our intuition sometimes...
by Amy Weissfeld | Feb 4, 2023 | Amy Weissfeld, Article, Bodysex
Resurrection feels, at first, like an oddly fitting dress to me. Tight in all the wrong places with an unflattering pattern and itchy seam. When my Bodysex sister first uttered the phrase “Gracious Resurrection” to describe how she felt at the end of the workshop, I...
by Amy Weissfeld | Feb 4, 2023 | Amy Weissfeld, Article, Bodysex
I have turned to liquid. Not so much swimming as melting into the sounds of sisters and myself as I, we, sink deeper into the mystical, magical experience of erotic recess. Charging ourselves with pleasure for ourselves. Showing myself to myself. What feeds me, what...
by Carlin & Laura | Oct 22, 2022 | Body Connection, Bodysex, Carlin Ross, Laura Bogush, Podcast, Selflove, Video
Betty Dodson named her workshops Body – sex for a reason. We need to be connected to our bodies to experience pleasure. Accept your body, appreciate your body. Then you can fully experience sexual pleasure and share your body with another person with agency....
by Laura Bogush | Sep 26, 2022 | Article, Bodysex, Laura Bogush
Reflection after our most-recent Bodysex circle brought me to one word: rebirth. Sitting in the circle again after two and a half years felt like coming home. This was our first in-person workshop since before the pandemic and since before Betty left the planet. As I...